MATCHED – Charity Business Plan Development

Who We Are Looking For:

The Safety Box is seeking a Skilled Volunteer with experience in strategy, business development, and financial planning to support the organisation in strengthening its vision and long-term sustainability.

Project Brief:

The Safety Box delivers a wide range of violence reduction and youth intervention programmes across the UK. They are transitioning into a CIO and would like to work with a Skilled Volunteer to develop a clear business plan document to provide a shared vision and direction for the organisation moving forward.

The volunteer will

• Business Plan Development: Help develop a clear, structured charity business plan that outlines key goals and priorities for the organisation.
• Budgeting and Financial Forecasting: Create a budgeting and financial forecasting model to guide informed decision-making and financial planning.
• Financial Advice: Identify key financial priorities, provide guidance on best practices in budgeting, and ensure the plan can be used to support future fundraising efforts.

Who You’ll Be Supporting:

The Safety Box is an organisation dedicated to preventing violent crime and supporting young people at risk of exploitation and gang involvement. Working alongside partners including schools, the Probation Service, police forces, and the London Violence Reduction Unit, the organisation delivers targeted mentoring and intervention programmes. To date, The Safety Box has supported over 30,000 young people, helping them build resilience and choose safer, more positive futures.

Your impact:

By supporting the development of a business plan, you will help The Safety Box remain sustainable and continue its violence prevention work – ultimately ensuring that fewer young lives are lost to violence, and are instead supported to stay safe and thrive.

Please note: This project has an estimated time commitment of 2 hours per week for 3 months, totalling around 24 hours. All Link UP London Skilled Volunteering Projects are designed to work flexibly around the schedule of the Skilled Volunteer. This time commitment can be agreed and spread over a time frame that works for both the Skilled Volunteer and the SGO they are supporting.